Grand Marnier and Campari cocktails

Breaking news within the alcohol business is that Gruppo Campari has bought a fair share of the company producing the orange-flavoured French liqueur Grand Marnier. The Italian alcohol giant hopes to cash in on the revival of classic cocktails, a field in which both brands are prominent players.

Here a few recipes containing both brands.

Night & Day

9 cl cold champagne brut

1.5 cl Campari

1.5 cl Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge

Pour ingredients in the given order into a flute. Stir gently with bar spoon.

A champagne cocktail that is perfect for any occasion, any season and any time of the day.

Campari Collins

4.5 cl Campari

1.5 cl Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge

1.5 cl lemon juice

1.5 cl simple syrup

Sparkling mineral water

Shake the first four ingredients with ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice and top up with mineral water. Add a slice of orange and serve with a straw.

A very aromatic and bittersweet long drink.

Copper Illusion

4 cl gin

2 cl Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge

2 cl Campari

Stir the ingredients with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a martini glass, or into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange twist in both cases.

This cocktail is basically a Negroni without the vermouth, but tastewise it takes you through a different, intriguing and more classy landscape.

Finally, a word about Grand Marnier. It comes in two versions: the Cordon Rouge (red ribbon) is based on cognac and is far superior to the other version which is Cordon Jaune (yellow ribbon). The latter is based on neutral grain spirit and is more in line with Cointreau.

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